White Water Rafting
June 16, 2001
Drought in the Klamath River Basin in Southern Oregon means farmers are losing
all of their agricultural water to the sucker fish. Nancy Solomon (KLCC)
reports.
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California Natural Resources Group
July 16, 2001
NPR's Elzabeth Arnold reports on the tensions between farmers, fisherman and
Indian tribes over water in the Klamath Basin of southern Oregon. The ongoing
drought has aggravated the problems of too many users for too little water.
As one of the most abundant run of salmon returns to the Klamath River, low water levels crowd fish and cause disease, killing thousands
By Jeff Barnard
Associated Press
Klamath River Compact Commission
July 25, 2001
NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports that some late rains have allowed authorities to
release some irrigation water to farmers in Oregon's Klamath River Basin. Flows
for irrigation had been stopped in order to protect endangered fish.
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Whitewater Rafting on the Klamath River
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Aug. 21, 2001
NPR's Andy Bowers
talks to Linda Wertheimer about today's protest in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Thousands of people gathered to protest how the government is managing a federal
irrigation project. Water is scheduled to be shut off to local farmers on
Thursday in order to allow enough water to sustain downstream fisheries.
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Klamath River and Tributaries Data from California Department of Water Resources
Aug. 22, 2001
NPR's Andy Bowers
reports on the protests in Klamath Falls, Oregon, over federal restrictions on
water to farmers.
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Feb. 4, 2002
The National Academy of Sciences has concluded that there was "no substantial
scientific foundation" for the decision by federal biologists to withhold water
from farmers in the Klamath basin in order to protect rare sucker fish and
salmon. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.
Photo by E. J. Finney
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
March 29, 2002
NPR's Elizabeth
Arnold reports that water began flowing to irrigation ditches today in
Oregon's Klamath Basin. Last summer, drought forced the federal government to
cut off water to farmers in an effort to protect endangered fish.
Higher-than-normal snowpack means there will be enough water for everyone this
year, but there is still no long-term solution to the problem of over-allocated
water.
Hagen's Guide Service
Oct. 2, 2002
Jeff Brady of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on the massive fish kill that
has taken place on the Klamath River near the Oregon-California border. It is
the latest controversy in a long-standing battle between fishermen and farmers
over use of the river water.
April 7, 2003
NPR's Elizabeth
Arnold reports fish and farmers on the Oregon-California border are
competing for Klamath Basin water for their very survival. Farmers say if
irrigation is cut off, they don't know if they can stay in business. But
downstream, low water in the rivers last summer brought on a record fish-kill.
Government managers say the water has long been over-promised, and are
struggling to create a lasting plan to portion out the flow.
Florida Museum of Natural History
Too Hot for Salmon, Klamath River in Court Again
